Monthly Archives: October 2020
Star Wars: Squadrons Dev Has No Plans for More Content
Graphics Card Manufacturer Apologises After Subsidiary Is Caught Scalping RTX 3080 and 3090s
According to the statement, Starlit Partner is a subsidiary of MSI that deals with excess inventory and refurbished items. Through an "error", Starlit were able to acquire the new - and very out-of-stock - Nvidia GeForce RTX 30-series cards, which it then sold on eBay at vastly inflated prices. “Starlit Partner has been instructed to contact the individual customers who purchased these graphic card products and offer two options—return the product and receive a full refund, or a partial refund of the amount paid over MSI’s MSRP,” said MSI. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/16/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-founders-edition-review"] “Moving forward, MSI will enforce a stricter policy to avoid situations like this happening again,” the statement concludes. Nvidia’s RTX 3080 and 3090 cards launched in September, and have already proven a monumental success. Cards made by Nvidia itself - known as the reference version or ‘Founders Edition’ - are sold out entirely, and the situation is the same for third-party developed cards, such as MSI’s variants. Scalpers have been selling cards on auction sites at huge prices, meaning only those willing to pay extraordinary prices have been able to get their hands on an RTX 30-series since stores sold out. For more on Nvidia’s latest batch of cards, take a look at our RTX 3080 review and RTX 3090 review. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.Regarding Starlit Partner/eBay: pic.twitter.com/QqRDBNRdVa
— MSI Gaming USA (@msiUSA) October 7, 2020
Sega’s Next Micro Console Could Be a Dreamcast Mini
Super Mario Bros. 35 Review – Mario Royale
Super Mario Bros. 35 marks something of a historic moment for the multitalented plumber. In Mario's extensive past, there have been plenty of multiplayer games, but many of these come in the form of sporting spin-offs or asynchronous multiplayer where you take turns attempting levels. Even the likes of New Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario 3D World--both of which feature competitive elements--ultimately revolve around a shared goal of completing levels together as the main objective. This is where Super Mario Bros. 35 stands out; Mario's latest in a long line of entries is the first time you compete synchronously against other players on traditional platforming courses. It's a significant achievement both in and of itself and as an online multiplayer experience, even if there can be a few dull moments.
In the vein of fellow Nintendo Switch Online release Tetris 99, Super Mario Bros. 35 has you compete against up to 34 others simultaneously to be the last Mario standing, playing levels from the original NES Super Mario Bros. Like Tetris 99, your play area takes up the center of the screen while everyone else's concurrent games form a surrounding border, allowing you to glance at opponents' progress as you jump your way through course 1-1 and beyond. Essentially, the main two factors separating Super Mario Bros. 35 and Super Mario Bros. is the pressure of competition, plus a lot more enemies to navigate.
As is the case with most of Mario's platforming adventures, running out of time or dying are your only two methods of failure. However, there are no extra lives to be had here, only one chance per round to become the only Mario remaining. In your quest to be the number one mustachioed Italian man, you disrupt other players by defeating enemies, who will then be sent over to other courses. Additionally, taking another note from Tetris 99's playbook, you can select who to send those Goombas and Koopas to or let a preset choose--such as who has the least time remaining or anyone who's actively targeting you.
Continue Reading at GameSpotSuper Mario Bros. 35 Review – Mario Royale
Super Mario Bros. 35 marks something of a historic moment for the multitalented plumber. In Mario's extensive past, there have been plenty of multiplayer games, but many of these come in the form of sporting spin-offs or asynchronous multiplayer where you take turns attempting levels. Even the likes of New Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario 3D World--both of which feature competitive elements--ultimately revolve around a shared goal of completing levels together as the main objective. This is where Super Mario Bros. 35 stands out; Mario's latest in a long line of entries is the first time you compete synchronously against other players on traditional platforming courses. It's a significant achievement both in and of itself and as an online multiplayer experience, even if there can be a few dull moments.
In the vein of fellow Nintendo Switch Online release Tetris 99, Super Mario Bros. 35 has you compete against up to 34 others simultaneously to be the last Mario standing, playing levels from the original NES Super Mario Bros. Like Tetris 99, your play area takes up the center of the screen while everyone else's concurrent games form a surrounding border, allowing you to glance at opponents' progress as you jump your way through course 1-1 and beyond. Essentially, the main two factors separating Super Mario Bros. 35 and Super Mario Bros. is the pressure of competition, plus a lot more enemies to navigate.
As is the case with most of Mario's platforming adventures, running out of time or dying are your only two methods of failure. However, there are no extra lives to be had here, only one chance per round to become the only Mario remaining. In your quest to be the number one mustachioed Italian man, you disrupt other players by defeating enemies, who will then be sent over to other courses. Additionally, taking another note from Tetris 99's playbook, you can select who to send those Goombas and Koopas to or let a preset choose--such as who has the least time remaining or anyone who's actively targeting you.
Continue Reading at GameSpotAutocorrect Creator Releases His First iOS Game
Ken Kocienda, a former Apple software engineer and creator of the autocorrect feature, has released his first iOS game, Up Spell. Appropriately (and perhaps sinisterly) enough, it requires spelling words correctly.
As reported by Tech Crunch, Up Spell challenges players to use a Scrabble-like collection of letters to spell out as many words as possible in two minutes. You can check out the trailer on YouTube.
Kocienda, who has never made an iOS app before Up Spell, fixated on creating a word game that would acknowledge proper names and slang. “Many games accept words like PHARAOH and PYRAMID, but not NILE or EGYPT. This doesn’t make sense to me. These are all words!,” Kocienda told Tech Crunch. An example of how Kocienda’s work influences gameplay is that a player can spell “s’ mores,” which involves an apostrophe, something many word games may not support.
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A screenshot from Up Spell, from Ken Kocienda, the creator of autocorrect on iOS.[/caption]
The mental strain of 2020 was also a key influence in the design of Up Spell, according to Kocienda.
“I made Up Spell a two-minute game without much in the way of gameplay gimmicks,” Kocienda says. “You just spell words. 2020 has been a rough year for everyone, and sometimes taking out two minutes to think about nothing but spelling a few words is just the kind of right kind of stress reliever. I hope Up Spell brings people a little unexpected happiness to their 2020.”
While Kocienda hopes Up Spell makes some suffering through 2020 a little happiness, players who buy the game can put a little good back out into the world. Up Spell, which is a one-time purchase of $1.99, will send 25 cents of each purchase to the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. IGN has reached out to Kocienda to ask if he plans to bring Up Spell to Android devices as well. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN, andPS5’s Launch Sales Possibilities and Storage Space Concerns
T. Rex Fossil Sells for 31.8 Million, Becomes Most Expensive Dinosaur Fossil Ever Sold
Pikmin 3 Deluxe Demo Comes With Save-Data Transfer
Jurassic World: Dominion Halts Filming After Multiple Crew Test Positive for Coronavirus
This news comes on the heels of its recent delay, pushing the upcoming sequel back a year from its original summer 2021 release date to June 10, 2022. Filming was also shut down this past March as the pandemic swept the world. Jurassic World: Dominion is the third film in the sequel trilogy with Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard returning for lead roles. It was also reported that original Jurassic Park cast members Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, and Laura Dern will be joining the cast as well, reprising their original roles. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/20/jurassic-world-may-feature-dinosaurs-in-the-snow-for-the-first-time] It's unclear how the latter will factor into the overall story, but Neill mentioned the three will play a sizeable role "all the way through the film," as opposed to just a handful of cameos. Dominion will also feature more animatronic dinosaurs and practical effects than the previous two installments with Trevorrow blending "really simple puppetry" and digital effects to make the dinosaurs look more realistic within their environments. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] For the full list of movie delays, check out our updated gallery above of every movie impacted by coronavirus this year including The Batman's move to 2022 and Dune's new release date in 2021. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matthew Adler is a Features, News, Previews, and Review writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @MatthewAdler and watch him stream on Twitch.Woke up to the news we had a few positive Coronavirus tests on Jurassic World: Dominion. All tested negative shortly after, but due to our safety protocols we’re going to pause for two weeks. Back soon. pic.twitter.com/DxuqX9UdgX
— Colin Trevorrow (@colintrevorrow) October 7, 2020